2023–24 Arsenal W.F.C. season explained

Club:Arsenal Women
Season:2023–24
Manager:Jonas Eidevall
Stadium:Meadow Park
Emirates Stadium
(Select home games)
League:Super League
League Result:3rd
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Fifth round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Winners
Cup3:Champions League
Cup3 Result:First qualifying round
League Topscorer:
Alessia Russo (12)
Season Topscorer:
Stina Blackstenius (18)
Highest Attendance:60,160 (vs Manchester United, 17 February 2024)
at Emirates Stadium
Lowest Attendance:3,453 (vs Manchester City, 5 November 2023)
at Meadow Park
Largest Win:6–0 (vs Reading (A), League Cup, 24 January 2024)
Largest Loss:1–3 (vs Chelsea (A), 15 March 2024)
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Updated:18 May 2024
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25

The 2023–24 season is Arsenal Women's Football Club's 37th season of competitive football. The club participated in the Women's Super League, the qualifying rounds of the Champions League and the FA Cup. They also won the League Cup for the second consecutive season and 7th time overall.[1] The club played five league matches at Emirates Stadium, two more than in the 2022–23 season.[2]

Squad information & statistics

First team squad

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Goalkeepers
1 Manuela Zinsberger1995 10, df=yes2019January 2024[3] Bayern Munich
14 Sabrina D'Angelo1993 5, df=yes2023January 2023[4] Vittsjö GIK
40 Naomi Williams2004 10, df=yes2023June 2023[5] Homegrown
Defenders
2 Emily Fox1998 7, df=yes2024January 2024[6] North Carolina Courage
3 Lotte Wubben-Moy1999 1, df=yes2020September 2020[7] University of North Carolina
6 Leah Williamson1997 3, df=yes2014June 2021[8] Homegrown
7 Steph Catley1994 1, df=yes2020June 2023[9] Melbourne City
15 Katie McCabe1995 9, df=yes2015September 2023[10] Shelbourne
26 Laura Wienroither1999 1, df=yes2022January 2022[11] TSG Hoffenheim
27 Laia Codina2000 1, df=yes2023August 2023[12] Barcelona
28 Amanda Ilestedt1993 1, df=yes2023June 2023[13] Paris Saint-Germain
29 Teyah Goldie2004 6, df=yes2021June 2022[14] Homegrown
Midfielders
10 Kim Little (c)1990 6, df=yes2016April 2023[15] Seattle Reign
12 Frida Maanum1999 7, df=yes2021June 2023[16] Linköpings FC
13 Lia Wälti1993 4, df=yes2018May 2023[17] Turbine Potsdam
21 Victoria Pelova1999 6, df=yes2023January 2023[18] Ajax<---22 Kathrine Møller Kühl2003 7, df=yes2023January 2023[19] Nordsjælland-->
32 Kyra Cooney-Cross2002 2, df=yes2023September 2023[20] Hammarby IF
Forwards
9 Beth Mead1995 5, df=yes2017December 2022[21] Sunderland
11 Vivianne Miedema1996 7, df=yes2017May 2022[22] Bayern Munich
17 Lina Hurtig1995 9, df=yes2022August 2022[23] Juventus
19 Caitlin Foord1994 11, df=yes2020June 2023[24] Sydney FC<---20 Giovana Queiroz2003 6, df=yes2022September 2022 Barcelona-->
23 Alessia Russo1999 2, df=yes2023July 2023[25] Manchester United
24 Cloé Lacasse1993 7, df=yes2023June 2023[26] Benfica
25 Stina Blackstenius1996 2, df=yes2022January 2022[27] BK Häcken

Statistics

Statistics as of 18 May 2024.

Appearances and goals

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GoalsGoalsGoalsGoalsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 Manuela Zinsberger18 0 1 0 3 0 2 024 0
14 Sabrina D'Angelo4 0 1 0 4 0 0 09 0
40 Naomi Williams0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0
Defenders
2 Emily Fox9+1 0 2 0 1 0 0 012+1 0
3 Lotte Wubben-Moy17+1 1 2 0 4 1 2 025+1 2
5 Jen Beattie2+1 0 0 0 4 0 0+2 16+3 1
6 Leah Williamson8+1 0 1 0 2+1 0 0 011+2 0
7 Steph Catley17+5 1 0+1 0 4+3 0 1+1 022+10 1
15 Katie McCabe19+2 3 2 0 6+1 0 1+1 028+4 3
16 Noelle Maritz4+4 0 0 0 3 0 2 09+4 0
26 Laura Wienroither0+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 00+4 0
27 Laia Codina5+3 0 0+2 0 4+2 1 0 09+7 1
28 Amanda Ilestedt10+2 1 1 1 0+2 1 2 013+4 3
29 Teyah Goldie0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0
62 Katie Reid0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 00+1 0
Midfielders
10 Kim Little (c)14+3 1 0+1 0 2+2 1 2 018+6 2
12 Frida Maanum7+14 3 1+1 1 6+1 4 2 016+16 8
13 Lia Wälti13+2 0 1+1 1 3 0 2 019+3 1
21 Victoria Pelova20+2 2 2 0 3+3 0 0+2 025+7 2
22 Kathrine Møller Kühl0+2 0 0 0 3 0 0+1 03+3 0
32 Kyra Cooney-Cross5+9 0 1+1 0 4+3 0 0 010+13 0
Forwards
9 Beth Mead16+4 8 2 0 3+3 1 0 021+7 9
11 Vivianne Miedema3+6 2 1 0 1+3 0 0 05+9 2
17 Lina Hurtig0+2 1 0 0 2 0 0+2 12+4 2
19 Caitlin Foord18+4 4 2 0 2+5 1 2 124+9 6
23 Alessia Russo20+2 12 2 1 2+3 1 1+1 225+6 16
24 Cloé Lacasse6+13 3 0+1 0 5+1 2 2 013+15 5
25 Stina Blackstenius7+12 7 0+2 1 6 9 1+1 114+15 18
53 Vivienne Lia0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 00+2 0
59 Michelle Agyemang0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 00+1 0

Goalscorers

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125FW Stina Blackstenius7 1 9 118
223FW Alessia Russo12 1 1 216
39FW Beth Mead8 0 1 09
412MF Frida Maanum3 1 4 08
519FW Caitlin Foord4 0 1 16
624FW Cloé Lacasse3 0 2 05
715DF Katie McCabe3 0 0 03
28DF Amanda Ilestedt1 1 1 03
93DF Lotte Wubben-Moy1 0 1 02
10MF Kim Little1 0 1 02
11FW Vivianne Miedema2 0 0 02
17FW Lina Hurtig1 0 0 12
21MF Victoria Pelova2 0 0 02
145DF Jen Beattie0 0 0 11
7DF Steph Catley1 0 0 01
13MF Lia Wälti0 1 0 01
27DF Laia Codina0 0 1 01
Own goal4 0 1 05
Total53 5 23 6 87

Disciplinary record

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115DF Katie McCabe8 0 0 0 0 0 2 010 0
23DF Lotte Wubben-Moy4 0 1 0 0 0 0 05 0
24FW Cloé Lacasse5 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 0
419FW Caitlin Foord4 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 0
521MF Victoria Pelova3 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0
67DF Steph Catley0 0 0 0 1 0 1 02 0
13MF Lia Wälti2 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0
23FW Alessia Russo2 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0
95DF Jen Beattie0 0 0 0 1 0 0 01 0
9FW Beth Mead0 0 1 0 0 0 0 01 0
10MF Kim Little1 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0
12MF Frida Maanum1 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0
16DF Noelle Maritz1 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0
17FW Lina Hurtig0 0 0 0 0 0 1 01 0
32MF Kyra Cooney-Cross1 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0
Total32 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 40 0

Clean sheets

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11 Manuela Zinsberger5 0 3 19
214 Sabrina D'Angelo2 0 1 03
Total7 0 3 1 11

Transfers, loans and other signings

Transfers in

No.PositionPlayerFrom club
27 June 202328DF Amanda Ilestedt Paris Saint-Germain
29 June 202324FW Cloé Lacasse Benfica
4 July 202323FW Alessia Russo Manchester United
29 August 202327DF Laia Codina Barcelona
15 September 202332MF Kyra Cooney-Cross Hammarby IF
11 January 20242DF Emily Fox North Carolina Courage
30 January 2024[28] 86GK Sarah Bouhaddi Paris Saint-Germain

Contract extensions

No.PositionPlayerAt Arsenal since
1 June 202312MF Frida Maanum2021
6 June 20237DF Steph Catley2020
8 June 202319FW Caitlin Foord2020
30 June 2023[29] 5DF Jen Beattie2019
29 September 202315DF Katie McCabe2015
19 January 20241GK Manuela Zinsberger2019

Transfers out

Announcement dateNo.PositionPlayerTo club
27 May 2023[30] 2DF Rafaelle Souza Orlando Pride
13 June 2023[31] 24GK Fran Stenson Sheffield United
14 June 2023[32] 23FW Mana IwabuchiRetired[33]
11 July 2023[34] 4DF Anna Patten Aston Villa
28 September 2023[35] 27FW Jodie TaylorRetired
6 January 2024[36] 16DF Noelle Maritz Aston Villa
2 February 2024[37] 5DF Jen Beattie Bay FC
25 March 2024[38] 86GK Sarah BouhaddiUnattached

Loans out

Announcement dateNo.PositionPlayerTo club
28 July 2023[39] 56MF Freya Godfrey Charlton Athletic
2 August 2023[40] 18GK Kaylan Marckese Bristol City
13 January 2024[41] 22MF Kathrine Møller Kühl Everton
25 January 2024[42] 20FW Giovana Queiroz Madrid CFF

Suspensions

No.PositionPlayerGames suspendedReason
15DF Katie McCabev. West Ham United, 4 February 2024Yellow card accumulation
24FW Cloé Lacassev. Brighton & Hove Albion, 18 May 2024Yellow card accumulation

Competitions

Women's Super League

See main article: 2023–24 Women's Super League.

Matches

FA Cup

See main article: 2023–24 Women's FA Cup. As a member of the top tier, Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the fourth round.

League Cup

See main article: 2023–24 FA Women's League Cup. As a result of being eliminated from the UEFA Champions League at the qualifying stage, Arsenal entered the League Cup at the group stage. Entering after the draw was made, they were placed in Group D.[43]

Knockout stage

UEFA Women's Champions League

See main article: 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League. Having finished third in the 2022–23 Women's Super League, Arsenal entered the Champions League in the first qualifying round and were eliminated in the final of the qualifying tournament by Paris FC.

First qualifying round

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Smith . Emma . Arsenal 1-0 Chelsea (AET): Stina Blackstenius secures League Cup glory in extra time . BBC Sport . 31 March 2024 . 31 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Arsenal Women to play more WSL games at Emirates. Arsenal F.C.. 10 May 2023. 6 June 2023 .
  3. Web site: Manu Zinsberger signs new deal. Arsenal F.C.. 19 January 2024. 19 January 2024.
  4. Web site: Sabrina D'Angelo joins Arsenal . 13 January 2023 . Arsenal F.C. . 13 January 2023 .
  5. Web site: Academy trio commit future to Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.. 23 June 2023. 26 June 2023.
  6. Web site: Emily Fox signs for Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.. 11 January 2024. 11 January 2024.
  7. Web site: Lotte Wubben-Moy signs for Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.. 11 September 2020. 11 September 2020.
  8. Web site: Leah Williamson signs new contract. Arsenal F.C.. 16 June 2021. 16 June 2021.
  9. Web site: Steph Catley signs new contract. Arsenal F.C.. 6 June 2023. 6 June 2023.
  10. Web site: Katie McCabe signs new long-term contract. Arsenal F.C.. 29 September 2023. 29 September 2023.
  11. Web site: Laura Wienroither joins the club. Arsenal F.C.. 15 January 2022. 15 January 2022.
  12. Web site: Laia Codina joins Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.. 29 August 2023. 29 August 2023.
  13. Web site: Amanda Ilestedt joins the club. Arsenal F.C.. 27 June 2023. 27 June 2023.
  14. Web site: Teyah Goldie signs professional contract. Arsenal F.C.. 27 June 2022. 10 May 2023.
  15. Web site: Kim Little signs new contract. Arsenal F.C.. 18 April 2023. 18 April 2023.
  16. Web site: Frida Maanum signs new contract. Arsenal F.C.. 1 June 2023. 1 June 2023.
  17. Web site: Lia Walti signs new contract. Arsenal F.C.. 11 May 2023. 11 May 2023.
  18. Web site: Victoria Pelova joins the club. Arsenal F.C.. 6 January 2023. 6 January 2023.
  19. Web site: Kathrine Kuhl joins Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.. 7 January 2023. 8 January 2022.
  20. Web site: Kyra Cooney-Cross joins the club. Arsenal F.C.. 15 September 2023. 15 September 2023.
  21. Web site: Beth Mead signs new Arsenal contract. Arsenal F.C.. 16 December 2022. 17 December 2022.
  22. Web site: Vivianne Miedema signs new deal. Arsenal F.C.. 20 May 2022. 21 May 2022.
  23. Web site: Arsenal complete Lina Hurtig signing. Arsenal F.C.. 18 August 2022. 18 August 2022.
  24. Web site: Caitlin Foord signs new contract. Arsenal F.C.. 8 June 2023. 8 June 2023.
  25. Web site: Alessia Russo joins Arsenal . 4 July 2023 . Arsenal F.C. . 4 July 2023.
  26. Web site: Cloe Lacasse joins Arsenal . 29 June 2023 . Arsenal F.C. . 29 June 2023.
  27. Web site: Stina Blackstenius joins the club. Arsenal F.C.. 14 January 2022. 15 January 2022.
  28. Web site: Sarah Bouhaddi joins the club. Arsenal F.C.. 30 January 2024. 30 January 2024.
  29. Web site: Jen Beattie signs new contract. Arsenal F.C.. 30 June 2023. 30 June 2023.
  30. Web site: Rafaelle to leave at the end of the season. Arsenal. 1 June 2023. 27 May 2023.
  31. Web site: Fran Stenson leaves Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.. 13 June 2023. 13 June 2023.
  32. Web site: Mana Iwabuchi leaves Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.. 14 June 2023. 14 June 2023.
  33. Web site: Mana Iwabuchi announces retirement. Arsenal F.C.. 1 September 2023. 1 September 2023.
  34. Web site: Anna Patten leaves club. Arsenal F.C.. 11 July 2023. 11 July 2023.
  35. Web site: Jodie Taylor announces retirement . Arsenal F.C.. 28 September 2023. 28 September 2023.
  36. Web site: Noelle Maritz completes Aston Villa move. Arsenal F.C.. 6 January 2024. 6 January 2024.
  37. Web site: Jen Beattie leaves Arsenal. Arsenal F.C.. 2 February 2024. 2 February 2024.
  38. 1772371894999621763. ArsenalWFC. Thank you, Sarah ❤️ Sarah Bouhaddi has left Arsenal after her short-term contract here came to an end.. Arsenal Women. 25 March 2024. 29 March 2024.
  39. Web site: Freya Godfrey joins Charlton Athletic on loan. Arsenal F.C.. 28 July 2023. 28 July 2023.
  40. Web site: Kaylan Marckese joins Bristol City on loan. Arsenal F.C.. 2 August 2023. 2 August 2023.
  41. Web site: Kathrine Kuhl seals Everton loan switch. Arsenal F.C.. 13 January 2024. 13 January 2024.
  42. Web site: Gio Queiroz completes Madrid CFF loan move. Arsenal F.C.. 25 January 2024. 25 January 2024.
  43. Web site: Defending champions Arsenal drawn into Group D for Continental Tyres League Cup. FA Women's Competitions. 13 September 2023. 14 September 2023.

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